STAR JELLY

I know this subject has been posted on GLP before, but I’d like to explore some other avenues.

If you dont know it, Star Jelly is this clear jelly like substance that is found, often in odd places, but generally out and about in fields etc. It is usually clear, and has very little in the way of explainations.

What surprised me about ‘star jelly’ is that it isn’t new, and in fact has references dating back hundreds of years.

Here are a couple of poems, hundreds of years old –

Sir John Suckling, in 1641As he whose quicker eye doth traceA false star shot to a mark'd placeDo's run apace,And, thinking it to catch,A jelly up do snatch

William Somervile, in 1740Swift as the shooting star, that gilds the nightWith rapid transient Blaze, she runs, she flies;Sudden she stops nor longer can endureThe painful course, but drooping sinks away,And like that falling Meteor, there she lyesA jelly cold on earth

Henry More, in 1656That the Starres eat...that those falling Starres, as some call them, which are found on the Earthin the form of a trembling gelly,are their excrement.

Thomas Pennant, a scientist in the 18th century believed the material to be "something vomited up by birds or animals", possibly frog spawn or amphibian oviducts.

In 1950, four Philadelphia, Pennsylvania policemen reported the discovery of "a domed disk of quivering jelly, 6 feet in diameter, one foot thick at the center and an inch or two near the edge." When they tried to pick it up, it dissolved into an "odorless, sticky scum.". This incident apparently inspired the movie The Blob.

On August 11, 1979, Mrs. Sybil Christian of Frisco, Texas reported the discovery of several purple blobs of goo on her front yard following a Perseid meteor shower. A follow up investigation by reporters and an assistant director of the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History discovered a battery reprocessing plant outside of town where caustic soda was used to clean impurities from the lead in the batteries, resulting in a purplish compound as a byproduct. The report was greeted with some scepticism, however, as the compounds at the reprocessing plant were solid, whereas the blobs on Mrs. Christian's lawn were gelatinous. Others, however, have pointed out that Mrs. Christian had tried to clear them off her lawn with a garden hose.

[There are also claims it is inside meteors, and somehow survives the firey crash through our atmosphere.]

In December, 1983, grayish-white, oily gelatin fell on North Reading, Massachusetts. Thomas Grinley reported finding it on his lawn, on the streets and sidewalks, and dripping from gas station pumps.

Star jelly was found on various Scottish hills in the autumn of 2009.

Star jelly was found on the fells around Ullswater in the Lake District in October 2011

That incident in October last year prompted an article requesting speculation from both the public and the scientific community to answer the question as to what it is, and some fascinating answers ensued.

Most focused on naturally occurring substances, fauna based, such as frog spawn, decayed embryos, even congealed semen dropping out cow’s whatuzis. Yuck! Others focused on the slime aspect, and mold variations, mega cultures/colonies of cyanobacterias. Some even mentioned actual jellyfish being lifted in the air during storms and being deposited inland.

Nostoc, a type of fresh water blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) forms spherical colonies made of filaments of cells in a gelatinous sheath. When on the ground, it is ordinarily not seen; but after rainfall it swells up into a conspicuous jellylike mass which is sometimes called star-jelly.

Scientists commissioned by the National Geographic Society have carried out tests on samples found in the United States, but have failed to find any DNA in the material.

Slime moulds are possible causes, appearing suddenly, exhibiting a very gelatinous appearance at first and later changing to a dust-like form which is dispersed by rain and wind. The colours range from a striking pure white as in Enteridium lycoperdon, to pink as in Lycogala epidendrum, to purple, bright yellow, orange, and brown.

Then there are some more odd mentions of things like ‘ectoplasm’ – the gooey stuff Carol-Ann and her Mum were covered in Poltergeist, when they came back over from the ‘other side’.

The word plasma and plasmic-discharge popped up too, which caught my eye. Recent threads on GLP about cold plasmas being found in a layer in our atmosphere was an interesting tie in to the subject. Back in 2000, the Canadian’s launched a probe in to the ionosphere, specifically a belt at 990km to study plasmas. The belt is approximately the point where the magnetosphere and ionosphere overlap.

Scientists from the Indian Space Research Organisation discovered (3) new types of bacteria which they collected from the stratosphere in (2009). If bacteria can exist, why not larger forms of life in a zero G habitat?

And NASA’s giant jellyfish - According to Eugene Wescott and Davis Sentman, both of NASA, the ‘lights’ were estimated as being 25 miles tall and 6 miles wide. "They appear brightest where they top out, typically about 40 miles high," said Wescott, adding, “Also you have the jellyfish body at the top with tentacles trailing down." (was a descriptor, but still….)A low-light-level camera in a NASA DC-8, operated by a team from the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska, recorded 19 brief flashes. Amateurs have been reporting the phenomena since 1886, but scientists have not until recently taken these accounts seriously.The present photographs, taken at 1/30 of a second, have proved the anomaly. Wescott noted that airborne team members missed it when aloft, but spotted it when studying their video footage. The intensity of the flashes is similar to an aurora. Now the scientists are trying to figure out its chemical effects on the upper atmosphere, including possible dangers to the ozone layer from electricity which is dimmer, more diffuse and broader than normal lightning.

A public contributor stated –“ Once upon a time, if someone had claimed without irrefutable evidence that bioluminescent unicellular and multicellular organisms existed at 1000 meters below the surface of the ocean and deeper, that person would have been ridiculed and despised by every facet of the scientific community. The same is happening now to theorists on the right track concerning atmospheric lifeforms which have only evaded our attention due to our arrogant ignorance. This is the beginning of what is going to be the most profound discovery in the history of biology! Life is abundant and comes in shapes, sizes and forms both conceivable and inconceivable. Just because we cannot see it does not mean it is not there and absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.”

Jason McClellan, Open Minds photographer for DiscloseTV captured a space jelly above Mexico City."My initial thought was, this might be a weather balloon, but after only a couple of seconds, I was convinced otherwise," says McClellan in the video."I can best describe the characteristics and movements of the object as jellyfish-like," he adds. "The object was semi-see through, and it billowed and undulated as it moved.""The translucent object was swimming through the blue sky, changing both shape and color as it moved." [link to www.disclose.tv]

My favourite answer was that in the upper atmosphere, there are living creatures, some in the form of ‘space’ jellyfish, and that during meteor showers, some get injured, die and fall to Earth.

So, there’s a few different perspectives, from amateur to scientific to religious!

I usually hang on the BEZERK thread, which is not everyone’s cup of tea, but it has brought up some really interesting ideas. I cant help but think this subject is way more complex and wonderful than regurgitated frog spawn.

Any ideas GLP? Especially keen to see if there are any space jelly fish living in the cold plasma belt that anyone knows about, LOL.

Maybe if they do start as life forms, the jelly is the residue left when the energy leaves? So no body to speak of, just a frame work. They might be energy based forms.

Current work on replacement organs uses existing organ structures that have had all the dna removed, leaving only a frame work for stem cells to make a new organ, dedicated to the donor of the stem cells. Works in a rat. Not sure of the connection to this subject, but it is an example of non-genetic coded organic material.

The DisclosureTV vid using a mega telecopic lense is really interesting too.

There would be a correlation between star jelly, and star 'jellies' then. I love the ide behind that!

The appearance of these atmospheric beasts varies wildly. Accounts have variously described them as amorphous and cloud-like behemoths, finned squid-like creatures, floating jellyfish, translucent, vaporous blobs, amoeba-like organisms, and even dragons. The sizes of atmospheric beasts likewise run the gamut from tiny and bird-like, to gargantuan monsters hundreds of feet long.

The thing about this site is that it implies a connection to the Star Jellies and Fukushima's nuclear leak...

Now if my memory is correct...wasn't the ocean jellies attacking (or were they attracted to) the water intakes on some plants??

Well maybe they aren't just curious perhaps they are attracted to the EMF (electro magnetic field) around the plants the same with the aurora?? Also maybe the same is correct for clouds and lightning...

Certainly Bezerk either way...

Quoting BHD's post:

The word plasma and plasmic-discharge popped up too, which caught my eye. Recent threads on GLP about cold plasmasbeing found in a layer in our atmosphere was an interesting tie in to the subject.Back in 2000, the Canadian’s launched a probe in to the ionosphere, specifically a belt at 990km to studyplasmas. The belt is approximately the point where the magnetosphere and ionosphere overlap.

another reference to magnetosphere...

Maybe these creatures are a sentinel/buffer between the Earth and the aether?? Do they absorb magnetic energy and help direct/deflect it in the magnetosphere...are they regulating like a capacitor helping to keep the shield strong??

Man I could go on and on about this but I will wait for more input...

Sorry for the long rant...

Cz

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.Jean de La Fontaine

These photos were taken with infrared (IR) film by Trevor James Constable on August 25, 1957 in the Mojave desert of southern California. Objects which emit heat will stand out on infrared film as lighter shades while colder objects will appear darker. Very cold areas will appear black. This shot is only one of many living atmospheric bioforms captured on IR film during the period from approximately 1957-62 by Trevor and his friend, Dr. Jim Woods, on the early morning desert plateau prior to sunrise. Some of these photos were included in Trevor's earlier book on this subject titled, They Live in the Sky. His 1975 blockbuster book, The Cosmic Pulse of Life, included this shot along with other photos of UFO's and pulsating, plasmoidal bioforms caught on IR film or in some instances, on regular high speed color film using a 18A infrared filter. Trevor usually used a Leica G 35 mm camera for stills and super 8 color film for motion pictures during the late 1950's and 1960's.

In order to capture these anonmalous events, Trevor would typically perform an exercise he learned from Franklin Thomas called the "Star Exercise" which had the effect of creating a vortex swirl in the ether in the atmosphere above and surrounding the person performing the movement. The longer Trevor performed the Star exercise movement, the larger and more intense this 'ether vortex' emanation would grow. Atmospheric bioforms, dubbed "critters", were attracted to the source of this vortex. UFOs were also attracted to this localized perturbation of the ether. Neither Trevor nor Jim could see these bioforms directly, but they were usually able to detect some sort of quick flash or momentary wavering of the air or in some cases, Jim could detect a feeling in his chest that told him that these creatures were nearby. The appearance and movement of these bioforms often occured very quickly and they could move in and move out of the camera's view within a matter of a second or two. Trevor or Jim had to shoot quickly if they hoped to catch something on film. Trevor told me that only about 1 % of their shots produced tangible results. You can imagine just how much time, effort, and film was devoted by these two men to obtain these images; truly a labor of dedication to further new frontiers of knowledge.

I scanned Trevor's original 1957 print in color in order to capture the B/W print exactly as it appeared in real life, but I then played with the image using PhotoShop 7 in order to draw out more detail.

In the three panel sequence seen below, I cropped the photo to focus on the bioform in the first shot. The second panel is switched over to grey scale and has a filter applied called "equalize." The third panel has been futher enhanced by reversing the highlights and lowlights using the "solarize" filter and adjusting the brightness and contrast to maximize detail. It's interesting to note how the third 'solarized' panel emphasizes a trajectory "track" that the critter seems to be following in the atmosphere. Trevor was surprised and pleased to notice how much detail could be drawn out of his pictures when digitized and ran through PhotoShop. You can try playing with these shots yourself if you have PhotoShop installed on your computer. I've inlcuded three links below so you can click on full sized versions of each of these panels.

Here is the original description of this critter (and other frames) that was pasted to the back of Trevor's original print.

"This is the fourth photograph in a series of six successive exposures made by Trevor James Constable on the Mojave desert in California on 25 August 1957. These bioforms, which are invisible to normal sight, have been recorded here by infrared film and special techinques devised by Constable and described in his book "The Cosmic Pule fo Life". These objects, which Constable claims are an integral part of the overall UFO scene, are biological organisms native to our atmospjere and not extraterrestrial spaceships. When such bioforms enter the spectrum of visible light, they appear as repidly moving, pulsatory light sources and are mutually confused with the more classical, structured interdimensional machines known as flyimg saucers, according to Constable. "

1. In 1993 at the Exhibits shop where I worked someone was welding agalvanized electrical box to a steel frame in an exhibit case. This wasunwise, since zinc evaporates at a low temperature, and zinc fumes arepoisonous. But this is beside the point. When the sealed electrical boxwas opened, it was found to contain transparent blue-white featherymaterial akin to soap suds but with no visible bubbles. I recognized itas a type of aerogel. The welding was done adjacent to a small hole inthe steel box, and zinc vapor apparently flowed into the hole and wasdeposited within the box. Apparently aerogels can form naturally; itdoesn't take bizarre triple-point high pressure manipulations to createthem. The resulting material was very strange: almost transparent, muchlighter than Styrofoam, and as fragile as dry soap suds.

2. In 1989 Corum and Corum managed to produce "Ball Lightning" usingcarbon and a pair of large Tesla coils. They are of the opinion that theresulting "BL" is a material made up of hot, incandescent microscopiccarbon percolation structure, i.e., carbon aerogel. See [link to amasci.com]

3. Organic life is based upon water-based, gel-like structures; uponmicroscopic solids embedded in liquids. Life is based on gels in water,so maybe life exists which is based on gels in air. (I just love this hypothesis)

4. Trevor James Constable reports the existence of "sky creatures" whichlive in the atmosphere, are invisible, move under their own power, and canbe photographed with IR film. And there have always been reports ofglowing "will-o-the-wisp" objects which move through the air, which departwhen chased, etc.

5. Birgitt Sattler of the University of Innsbruck is part of a team whichmeasured 1500 bacteria per ml in water from clouds. See [link to www.newscientist.com] If bacteria existin clouds, then bacterial "powder" appears downstream of evaporatingclouds, and perhaps something evolved to feed off this material. Bacteriacan act as the bottom of a food chain.

ELECTROMETER ARRAY: build a long linear array of electrostatic voltmetersmany tens of feet in length and mount it outdoors perpendicular to theusual wind direction. Record the outputs with a data logger. If small,electrically-charged objects should pass by over some of theelectrometers, the location and possibly the size and height of theobjects will be revealed in the recorded data. Even electrically-neutralobjects might be detected if they distort the natural sky-voltage. Choosethe location of the array judiciously, since these life forms might avoidcities and cities downwind areas, might avoid (or be attracted to) bodiesof water, power lines, the turbulence of highways and their downwindpollution etc.

IR SKY SURVEY: Set up IR cameras to watch for moving organisms. Inexpensive CCD video cameras and slow-frame security VCRs would make thisfairly easy to accomplish. Deep-IR CCDs might turn up more interestingresults, but at greater expense. If paired with the Electrometer Array,an IR camera could be triggered only when an e-field anomaly was detected.

SCHLERIEN PHOTOGRAPHY: If a large telescope mirror,spotlight mirror, orfresnel lens is available, an outdoor Schlerien setup could be used tocapture shadowgrams of possible aerogel objects. A laser or otherpowerful pointsource is directed at the mirror from many feet distance,and a lens is used to spread the source beam to cover the entire mirror. A knife-edge is placed at the focused image of the laser and adjusted topartially block the light. A few inches behind the knife edge, alens-less CCD camera is placed. Any distortion in the air between thelaser and the mirror will be projected as shadows upon the CCD camera (dipyour hand in alcohol and hold it in the beam, and the camera should seeyour hand-shadow surrounded by rising vapors.) View the camera output,turn the contrast knob way up, and watch for moving structures.

Could this explain the random bubble that flew through my house about 10 years ago and landed on a counter. It was about the size of pea and when I went to pop it, it was not liquid. More like plastic, or like the way adhesive gels up and turns into little booger looking things. I have never been able to explain how it got there, or what it was.

Oh cool! Do you think it just 'appeared' - like out of the aether? or flew in from outside?

The dimensional and density aspect of this stuff fascinates me too.

A good mate of mine said that we become aware of more things in our universe as we mature and become focussed on them. Simple statement, but so true regards so many things. They have always been there, we just take the time to notice them now, or have technology that allows us to notice them, or we have a new mindset that allows our brains to want to find them. But they have alays been there.

Imagine the furor if theycan be shown to be conciousand experience pain whensplattered? Mega doco'sstudying their life-cycle,etc, fascinating stuff, then, oh no, it's the"You can make a difference ~ to sponsor a Jelly-baby from the ionosphere, just dial..."ad again, time to change channel...

"When your eyes are incapable of tears,your ears lose their sensitivity,your voice is unable to wound and your feet are cleansedin the blood of your heart, then you may stand in thepresence of your master."